Have His Carcase

Mysteries

Author: Dorothy L. Sayers

A young woman falls asleep on a deserted beach and wakes to discover the body of a man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear…The young woman is the celebrated detective novelist Harriet Vane, once again drawn against her will into a murder investigation in which she herself could be a suspect. Lord Peter Wimsey is only too eager to help her clear her name…..Read More

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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

Lord Peter Wimsey bent down over General Fentiman and drew the Morning Post gently away from the gnarled old hands. Then, with a quick jerk, he lifted the quiet figure.… Continue Reading Posted in: England London, Fiction, Mysteries

Strong Poison

Can Lord Peter Wimsey prove that Harriet Vane is not guilty of murder--or find the real poisoner in time to save her from the gallows? Impossible, it seems. The Crown's… Continue Reading Posted in: Detective And Mystery Stories, English Fiction, Harriet (Fictitious Character), Vane

Murder Must Advertise

Victor Dean fell to his death on the stairs of Pym's Advertising Agency. No one was sorry—until Dorothy Sayers’ unique detective, Lord Peter Wimsey, joins the firm and asks some… Continue Reading Posted in: Action & Adventure Short Stories, Crime Action & Adventure, Detective And Mystery Stories, English, Fiction

Unnatural Death

The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs of foul play. Lord Peter Wimsey, however, senses that something is amiss and refuses to… Continue Reading Posted in: Amateur Sleuth Mysteries, Detective And Mystery Stories, Fiction In English, Lord (Fictitious Character), Noir Crime, Peter, Wimsey

Photo Finish

MURDER IN HIGH C... A persistent paparazzi has hounded operatic soprano Isabella Sommita until her nerves are at the breaking point. Now her millionaire boyfriend has whisked her to a… Continue Reading Posted in: 1900, Detective And Mystery Stories, Mystery Fiction, Traditional Detective Mysteries

The Nine Tailors

When his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how… Continue Reading Posted in: Detective And Mystery Stories, Fiction In English, Mysteries

Black Orchids

Not much can get Wolfe to leave his comfortable brownstone, but the showing of a rare black orchid lures him to a flower show. Unfortunately, the much-anticipated event is soon… Continue Reading Posted in: Detectives, Fiction In English American Writers 1900 1945 Texts, Nero (Fictitious Character), Private Investigator Mysteries, Traditional Detective Mysteries, Wolfe

Gaudy Night

Obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and a disgusting effigy greeted Harriet Vane on her return to Oxford for the ‘Gaudy’ celebrations.A graduate of ten years before and now a successful… Continue Reading Posted in: Crime Fiction, England Oxford, English Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Mystery Fiction

Hangman’s Holiday

Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Peter Wimsey and the delightful working-class sleuth Montague Egg. This sumptuous feast of criminal… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Mysteries, Private Investigators, Short Stories In English

Lord Peter Views the Body

Lord Peter Wimsey – expert on subjects as diverse as crosswords and cats – displays his detective genius in some of the cleverest mysteries ever devised.One solution requires expertise in… Continue Reading Posted in: English, English Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Lord (Fictitious Character), Peter, Short Stories, Traditional Detective Mysteries, Wimsey

Lord Peter: A Collection of All the Lord Peter Wimsey Stories

Contents: Introduction, by James Sandoe. Twelve stories from Lord Peter Views the Body (1928): "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers," "The Entertaining Episode of the Article in… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories

Five Red Herrings

The body was on the pointed rocks alongside the stream. The artist might have fallen from the cliff where he was painting, but there are too many suspicious elements -… Continue Reading Posted in: English Fiction, Lord (Fictitious Character), Mysteries, Peter, Scotland Dumfries And Galloway, Wimsey

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